Chapter 1797: Su Yu's Plan (1)

Human Realm.

Su Yu arrived in the blink of an eye. Great Zhou King only arrived a short while later. He was actually slower than Su Yu now.

As he looked at Su Yu while panting lightly, Su Yu turned around and said, "Two Daofuses descended?"

"Yes. Abyss Marquis from the celestial chasm race and Celestial Dragon Marquis from the dragon race. Both are ancient marquises."

Su Yu nodded and frowned slightly, "Why are you panting? Great Zhou King, don't act in front of me all the time. I don't like this."

Or to be precise, he disliked someone better at acting than him. What was this? He was capable of teleporting dozens of Invincibles to the Celestial Chasm Realm. Would moving such a short distance alone be enough to tire him out?

Great Zhou King blanked out slightly before breathing like normal again. He coughed and said, "This is a habit."

Silence descended.

Indeed. He was acting out of habit. His brain was telling him that after moving such a long distance, it would be normal for him to gasp for breath. But he finally recalled that he was now a Daofuse, not an Eternal.

A peak Daofuse.

He had been pretending to be an Eternal for so long that he had forgotten that he was a peak Daofuse. Even Su Yu was left speechless.

Having learned more about Great Zhou King and reaching the Eternal Realm himself, he was no longer as wary of Great Zhou King. He was merely unhappy to see someone better at acting than him.

He asked, "One of them is still staying in the Fate Realm, right?"

"Yes. Abyss Marquis. He is immune to the suppressive force there. Since the celestial chasm race has been wiped out, he won't return. He is probably staying there to recruit the Fate Pseudo Emperor for the myriad races."

Su Yu nodded. Fate Pseudo Emperor. That old fellow was not weak at all. He was certain of that.

He had a feeling that Fate Pseudo Emperor was probably one of the strongest in the Myriad Realms. He had not seen Fate Pseudo Emperor's dao before, but the fate race was too enigmatic.

"Fate Pseudo Emperor..."

He muttered to himself, but he didn't say more. Just as he was about to step into the realm entrance, he raised his brow and reached out. Instantly, his hand enlarged and reached hundreds of kilometers away before dragging someone back.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Before long, the captured individual was revealed before Great Zhou King's eyes.

Zhou Hao!

Zhou Hao, who was dressed like a beggar, looked at Su Yu in confusion and asked, "Emperor Yu, why did you capture me?"

"..."

Su Yu stared at him for a bit before chuckling, "I completely forgot about you. So you have opened 360 acupoints. Impressive speed. It has only been two months, right? Why didn't you look for me after opening them all?"

Previously, he had told Zhou Hao to look for him again after opening 360 acupoints. At the time, he had stuck to tradition and excluded the Heaven Connecting Acupoint from the list of acupoints he gave Zhou Hao. How many times did this guy blast his backside before getting that acupoint right?

Su Yu was very curious. But since the acupoint had been opened, it would be hard for him to know without asking.

Zhou Hao said, "I have yet to kill a powerful Heavenly Hunt Index genius. Recently, these geniuses have become very rare. I'm not in the Earth Index yet..."

Su Yu laughed, "Forget about that. With how things are, it is not surprising that all geniuses are hiding back home."

He finally remembered this guy. He had instructed this guy to kill some geniuses to teach him the importance of hard work. But from how things were going, this guy had clearly failed to encounter any suitable geniuses.

After studying Zhou Hao for a bit, he noted that Zhou Hao was doing quite well. Apart from opening 360 acupoints, Zhou Hao had also forged his body about thirty times. Two months ago, he was only at twenty-five forgings. So did he complete five additional forgings in the span of two months? That was quite fast.

Su Yu couldn't even compare Zhou Hao to himself as his speed was mostly derived from wealth. That was not the case for Zhou Hao. It would be much harder for Zhou Hao to obtain wealth. After all, the experts of the myriad races had gone into hiding as of late.

A descendant of Martial King...

Su Yu wondered if a descendant of Martial King would be automatically linked to Martial King's dao. And when he focused, he saw a tiny line above Zhou Hao's head. Of course, it was tiny, one that he would definitely not notice without the Heaven Gate. But it was indeed there.

Had Zhou Hao formed a connection with Martial King's dao? Or was this natural for the descendants of any super expert?

Su Yu had never observed Great Ming King in detail. He wondered if Great Ming King was also connected to Radiant King's dao. In that case, would Great Xia King be connected to Battle King's dao?

No, there must be some requirements, such as the density of one's bloodline or one's compatibility with the dao itself. Had Zhou Hao stumbled upon the path of his ancestor?

At that thought, Su Yu looked at Great Zhou King and asked, "Great Zhou King, Zhou Hao has been living in the territory of Great Zhou. Are you aware of his existence?"

Great Zhou King nodded, "Yes."

That was surprising for Zhou Hao. He merely bowed slightly to Great Zhou King, but he remained silent. Great Zhou King? Aware of him?

Great Zhou King explained, "His lineage seems rather impressive, but it's too old. I stumbled upon his grandfather once back then. He died a Sunmoon early on when the prefectures were just founded. Eventually, his father and mother went to the wilderness to temper themselves. That was when I stopped paying attention to them. After some time, his parents died in the wilderness.

"I returned once, intending to take him away. But when I saw how he fought against the beasts in the wilderness, I changed my mind. Perhaps the wilderness suits his growth more. Thus, I only left a willpower imprint here to prevent the stronger demonic beasts from approaching him. After that, I left him to his own fate."

Su Yu was surprised to hear that. So Great Zhou King had seen Zhou Hao before. He had even left his willpower imprint behind. But was that it? Had Zhou Hao somehow missed out on a fortuitous encounter?

Noticing Su Yu's gaze on him, Great Zhou King coughed sheepishly and said, "In truth, I have encountered numerous decent talents over the years. Some are not suitable for proper training. They grow better in the wilderness. I would naturally see him again if he could become a Mountainsea or even a Sunmoon alone. Torchbearers are not supposed to take in every single talented individual they see. It's not a good idea."

Great Zhou King sighed and said, "Some talented individuals must be left alone. In their initial stages of growth, they have to rely on themselves. They have to find their own paths through slaughter."

Su Yu recalled something else and asked, "You have been around for so long, and you have tested generations of talented humans. So who among the younger generation have you tested?"

Great Zhou King smiled and said, "Quite a lot of them. Zhou Hao was one of them. Wan Mingze, a nephew of Wan Tiansheng was also one of them. Xia Longwu's son, Xia Huyou, was one of them. Liu Hong and Bai Feng of Great Xia were within my list as well.

"I also noticed several individuals in Great Qin, but I didn't have high hopes for them. As for Great Ming, their latest generation was rather subpar. But I did pay attention to a few of their geniuses from the previous generation."

"..."

Great Zhou King did not bother to hide anything. He had indeed tested many individuals, and he had not taken all these people to Great Zhou for training. There was no need for that. He only needed to pay a little bit of attention to them and observe their growth.

Su Yu said, "Wan Mingze...no wonder I always felt like he was backed by an Eternal. Was it you?"

"Not really." Great Zhou King said, "I merely gave him a little guidance and helped him discover some suitable cultivation methods. I never gave anyone something clearly. That's not good for growth, and it's too obvious. If I were to help too much, these people would be able to easily uncover me after growing strong enough. For a torchbearer, staying hidden is the number one priority. I am only here to guide some talented individuals onto the right path."

In short, he wasn't here to shower rewards on others. He would only give some benefits when appropriate, such as leading his targets toward suitable fortuitous encounters when necessary. He wouldn't give anything directly. Or to be precise, he was basically stingy.

That was Su Yu's conclusion. He was simply stingy, hiding behind the mask of a noble and carefree master. For now, Su Yu had his attention on Zhou Hao. Zhou Hao and Martial King...how interesting.

Did Martial King leave any trump cards behind? It was highly likely that...he hadn't. In any case, Su Yu knew that both Culture King and Human Emperor had left some trump cards behind. Even Control King's descendants were incomparably powerful. Meanwhile, Martial King and Radiant King had left nothing behind. Martial King was supposed to be just as famous as Culture King. How was he so useless?

"Martial King seemed to have vanished early on as well. Perhaps he had found Culture King and was still fighting alongside them even now."

Su Yu looked at Zhou Hao again. With a casual jab at Zhou Hao's head with his finger, he transmitted the cultivation method for 360 acupoints into Zhou Hao's mind. He doubted Zhou Hao had the talent to open the Heaven Gate.

But he was still quite talented in physical body dao or other similar daos. He had yet to complete his body forging, but it was no big deal. If Zhou Hao could complete seventy-two body forgings, he would be able to rapidly move through the Cloudbreach Realm. Su Yu had more than enough treasures to support his nine transformations.

The acupoint fusion of the Mountainsea Realm would also be easy for him. Perhaps a new human powerhouse would appear before long.

"You have the Grand Cycle Acupoint Method."

After a short moment, Zhou Hao asked, "Why...are there only 358 acupoints in this method?"

Previously, Su Yu had given him the location of 359 acupoints. Now, he had given him the cultivation method of 358 acupoints. Why?

Su Yu said matter-of-factly, "The dao can't be passed lightly. I have given you everything I can. Just experiment on yourself for the final two acupoints. At most, you will detonate some acupoints a few times. It's no big deal."

Full transmission of a natural law was not allowed.

Su Yu was actually telling the truth. No matter what, Zhou Hao needed to detonate his acupoints at least once in the process. The very laws would guide him toward making a mistake. Even when he only needed to pick one out of two, the laws would make him pick the wrong option.

Su Yu knew that from experience. Zhou Hao nodded and said nothing else. He started circulating the cultivation method. One after another, his acupoints lit up. Su Yu did not bother to wait. He casually wrapped some source qi around Zhou Hao and dragged him through the realm entrance.

Great Zhou King followed behind them. By the time they walked out on the other side, Zhou Hao was done activating his 358th acupoint. He was left with only two acupoints, and he only needed to pick one out of two options. And unsurprisingly, he picked the wrong choice. With a boom, black smoke came out of his backside.

At that, Great Zhou King looked at Su Yu with an odd expression. Was this a prank or something?

Su Yu explained without turning back, "The laws require this. Why are you looking at me?"

Great Zhou King could only nod. What nonsense! Su Yu was strong enough to defy the will of the heavens for something like this. Even if a tribulation were to appear, he could simply scatter it with a casual slap. Thus, this was deliberate.

Su Yu tossed a lotus root at Zhou Hao and said, "Eat and recover. Complete your cultivation method. I believe you're a Martial King descendant. You won't have an issue completing seventy-two body forgings. Your ancestor was a powerful warrior. You should be just as talented in physical body cultivation."

Zhou Hao had no reaction to that, but Great Zhou King blanked out and exclaimed, "Him? Martial King's descendant?"

Was that even possible?

Su Yu said, "Yes. What's the big deal about that? Martial King had a harem. What's so surprising about that?"

"No." Great Zhou King explained, "At the end of the first epoch, all his descendants were killed. I thought that his lineage had been eradicated. I did not expect a seed to be left behind. Nobody from his lineage had ever appeared in the other epochs."

The descendants of Martial King should all be impressively strong. Why was there no news of them from the second to the ninth epochs? Not even Radiant King's lineage had been so silent. That was why everyone knew that Great Ming King was Radiant King's descendant. Even the Battle King's lineage had left a Xia Family behind.

Thus, Great Zhou King had long believed that Martial King's lineage had been eradicated. One ought to know that even Devote King's lineage had produced He Tu, an individual of considerable renown. How could Martial King's lineage stay silent for so long?

Su Yu laughed and asked, "Did those from Martial King's lineage not appear in the previous epochs apart from the first?"

"No."

"I guess they all died before they could grow too much." Su Yu looked at Zhou Hao and said, "This guy could have died during his first battle against me as well. At the time, he was only a relatively strong Great Strength cultivator. Would you consider someone like that a potential descendant of Martial King?"

Great Zhou King nodded. True. Nobody would care about the talent of someone who had died as a weakling.